Coach’s Corner

Many large law firms have formal processes for mentoring (a practice long prevalent in smaller firms), by which senior lawyers are supposed to give practice development and career advancement insights to junior ones.

I have the opportunity to write for and interact with members of the Canadian Bar Association. Canadians regularly tell me that they deal with foreign legal issues far more often than their American counterparts. Even medium-sized Canadian law firms regularly ...

Lawyers have plied their trade for centuries, but change has never been faster than today for a profession in which precedent and tradition have long been the rule. Part of that reflects the impact of a financial crisis and recession ...

The best focus any firm can bring to its marketing efforts is to emphasize reaching existing clients. Bond with them and serve them in ways that create loyalty, and have these very same clients serve as your advocates.

In any alternative-fee arrangement in litigation, budgeting should begin by getting as much information as possible from the client about claims, expectations and desired outcomes. “Winning” may not be one of them.

Whether the relationship between law firms and corporate counsel is new or long-standing, every new matter involves the opportunity to establish a dialogue that can support a collaborative relationship.